This Special Edition of the Catalogue of Life has been published by arrangement
with the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, in the International Year of
Biodiversity 2010.

We rely on the diversity of life to provide us with the food, fuel, medicine
and other essentials we simply cannot live without. Yet this rich diversity is
being lost at a greatly accelerated rate because of human activities.
Cataloguing and sharing information on the names, taxonomy and distribution of
species is fundamental to achieving global biodiversity conservation. Work to
complete the Catalogue of Life helps to underpin knowledge of biodiversity
world-wide.

International Year of Biodiversity 2010

The Catalogue of Life programme celebrates the diversity of life on Earth. It
aims to accumulate and synthesise knowledge about the entire diversity of life,
and to create a uniform and validated index to all known species for use
throughout society.

Global Taxonomy Initiative

The Catalogue of Life contributes towards "a widely accessible checklist of
known species" prioritised by the Global Taxonomy Initiative of the UN
Convention on Biological Diversity.

Global Strategy for Plant Conservation

The Catalogue of Life contributes towards assembling "a widely accessible
working list of known plant species" prioritised by the Global Strategy for
Plant Conservation Target 1.

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